Kindergarten inquiry based learning

BAT has a strategy for developing human resources and how to become a good employer. British American Tobacco (BAT) recently received the annual Top Employers international prize from the Top Employers Institute, which recognises leading employers around the world who are striving to provide the best working environment for employees through progressive human resource practices. The company’s general manager, Jean Jacques Walravens, and head of HR, Dao Le Duyen, speak about BAT’s strategy for developing human resources and how to become a good employer. General Manager Jean Jacques Walravens. General Manager Jean Jacques Walravens Your company has received the Top Employers award for the first time. To what do you attribute this prestigious award? This was the first time we participated in the prize and had to go through a pre-selection process. The Top Employers Institute, which does the certification, decides on whether you can participate and then based on a … [Read more...] about BAT: where employees can learn, grow and contribute

BASF and partners back kindergarten renovationBy Kim Yen Representatives of co-sponsors, school and local authorities at the groundbreaking of the renovation project - PHOTO: COURTESY OF BASF HCMC - Global chemical company BASF and its partners have begun work on a renovation project for a kindergarten in a remote area of Cam My District in the southern province of Dong Nai. The project, which is co-sponsored by BASF and 10 customers from Vietnam and Thailand, includes reconstruction of two classrooms with a total area of over 170 square meters at Song Ray Kindergarten. Facilitated by Saigon Children’s Charity CIO, the construction project is scheduled for completion in 2019, which coincides the 25th establishment anniversary of BASF Vietnam. The two classrooms were built five years ago as temporary structures with all-metal walls and ceilings, an uncomfortable environment during high temperatures and in rainy weather, according to BASF Vietnam. After renovation, the … [Read more...] about BASF and partners back kindergarten renovation

Ecokids awaits children with a green environment and staff trained to the highest Japanese standards Visiting Ecokids GoldmarkCity Hanoi on a cold rainy day of November 2018, the gloom was dispelled by the happy smiles on the faces of children and the warm atmosphere and green coverage at Ecokids. This was indeed the green of trees and of hope. I met Tran Thi Huong, who regaled me with her impressive rise from a HR director of several well-known companies to become the founder of Ecokids. DREAMS OF JAPANESE QUALITY Remembering 2013, when she moved to Ecopark – Green City in the southeast of Hanoi, Tran Thi Huong could not find a qualified kindergarten for her kids because at the time there were almost no such kindergartens at Ecopark. “I was so worried and tossed and turned for many nights until an idea sparked in my mind: opening my own international-standard kindergarten for my children. All I want is to bring a warm and loving house to children, make them feel happy … [Read more...] about Ecokids brings Japanese values to kindergartens

Representatives of Nippon Paint Vietnam, Phuong Nam Insulation, Sam Chem, BASF Vietnam, and MKVN with the beneficiary schoolkids Under the project, co-sponsored by BASF and 10 customers from Vietnam and Thailand, two new classrooms with a total area of over 170 square metres will be built for Song Ray Kindergarten, located in a remote area of Dong Nai province. Facilitated by Saigon Children’s Charity CIO, the construction project will be completed in 2019, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the establishment of BASF Vietnam. The two classrooms, currently accommodating 70 children aged two and three, were built five years ago as temporary structures with all-metal walls and ceilings, an uncomfortable environment during high temperatures and in rainy weather. After renovation, the kindergarten will be equipped with brand new facilities, including hygiene amenities and a storeroom. The kindergarten is located in Cam My district, approximately 120 km from Ho Chi Minh City. … [Read more...] about BASF and customers launch kindergarten project in Dong Nai

Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The use of native English-speaking teachers at kindergartens would improve children’s speaking skills, participants at a seminar held in HCM City on July 27 said. Organised by the Ministry of Education and Training, the seminar heard comments from educators from southern provinces on a draft for an English-language programme at kindergartens. Experts said the modern creative methodology used in teaching English would also be preferable to more traditional methods. Dr Nguyễn Bá Minh, head of the Kindergarten Education Department at the Ministry of Education and Training, said the programme would help 3- to 6-year-olds become more familiar with English. The children would study basic communication skills, the alphabet, numbers and colours, and use animals, toys and other objects, through songs and games. “That is a convenient step in preparing for learning English in primary schools,” he said. However, kindergartens … [Read more...] about Ministry solicits public opinion about English instruction at kindergartens